260 THEY PROMISE TO GO WITH US. 



faction of finding meant " lies, lies ! " However, as I 

 had pocketed the affront at the time, I did not think 

 it necessary to send him a message in the morning. 



May 27. — As Captain Blackwood and I were 

 going to Keriam this morning, to fetch Mammoos, 

 we met him coming in his canoe. I wished, how- 

 ever, to land, as Dzoom had promised to bring me 

 the barreet this morning. I could not find either 

 the barreet or Dzoom, but Mammoos and Doodegab 

 promised solemnly to go with us to Dowdee, after 

 we had exhibited to them a sword, a broad axe, 

 tomahawks, and other things, and offered them as a 

 reward. They came on board with us, where we 

 found many others, and several canoes, very busy 

 bartering their vegetables and curiosities for the 

 few knives and other things which still remained in 

 the ship. As soon as we got on board, orders were 

 given to weigh anchor. The heaving round of the 

 capstan seemed rather to astonish them, and I could 

 see Doodegab beginning to look very anxious. At 

 the rattling of the chain topsail sheets, when the 

 topsails were sheeted home, most of them retreated 

 to their canoes, and, in spite of all I could do to 

 detain him, Doodegab got on the gangway ladder, 

 and shortly disappeared into a canoe. One or two 

 still remained on deck with bundles of ketai roots, 

 and Mammoos pottered about with a composed 

 countenance, endeavouring to get a purchaser for 

 them, quietly assuring me he was going to remain 

 with us, till, as the ship began to gather way, he 

 bustled the natives overboard, then climbed on the 



